Designer Stephen Kelleher and animator Chris Guyot present "Mythos," an animation that tells timeless stories--Greek myths--with simple abstract designs. Here's how they describe this project where the ancient unexpectedly meets the modern:
For centuries the Greek Myths have been used as cautionary tales and teaching tools for people both young and old. These stories convey deep wisdom about the human condition which continue to resonate with us. I wanted to honor these ancient stories by i... Tags: Google, Facebook, Twitter, California, College, Animation, Zeus, Ideo, Facebook Twitter, Demeter, Daedalus, Midas, Hilma, Persephone, Klint, Dionysus

The highly worshiped One-Punch Man series recently unveiled another PV for its upcoming second season, unfortunately being bombarded with the ire of fans due to JC Staff’s pitiful art and animation quality. Detractors were naturally quick to express their hatred for the video: The highly disliked PV, which features the anime’s opening song “Seijaku no […] Tags: Music, Animation, Anime, PV, One-Punch Man, JC Staff

When the first teaser trailer for Toy Story 4 arrived, we were introduced to Forky, the latest addition to the roster of characters in the franchise from Pixar Animation. However, unlike the rest of the toys that Bonnie inherited from Andy at the end of Toy Story 3, Forky wasn’t really a toy. He’s a spork that Bonnie made into a toy by adding some googly eyes, wonky pipe cleaner arms, eyebrows and a mouth made from clay, and feet made from a popsicle stick split in two.
At first, the introducti... Tags: Movies, Features, Animation, Sequels, Pixar, Andy, Don, Bonnie, Woody, Sid, Potato Head, Woody Buzz, Disney/Pixar, Family Films, Toy-Story, Featured Stories Sidebar

A new Toy Story 4 trailer just arrived, finally keying us into the story that Woody, Buzz and the whole gang find themselves in when Bonnie takes them all on a family road trip. This adventure mostly belongs to Woody (Tom Hanks) as he tries to convince Bonnie’s new makeshift toy Forky (a spork with googly eyes, pipecleaner arms, popsicle stick feet and a clay mouth, voiced by Tony Hale) to accept his life as a toy.
After falling out of the moving RV, Woody and Forky try to find their way back t... Tags: Movies, Casting, Tom Hanks, Canada, Animation, Sequels, Pixar, Christina Hendricks, Duke, Keanu-Reeves, Jiminy Cricket, Andy, Benson, Christina, Bonnie, Bo

"I think we're both just… trapped under the same spell." Locus Animation has debuted an official trailer for the new animated film Red Shoes & the 7 Dwarfs, a twisted new take on the Snow White fairy tale. This was made in Korea by a Korean filmmaker, but features English voices to reach a wider audience worldwide. Chloë Grace Moretz stars as the voice of Snow White, along with a cast including Sam Claflin, Gina Gershon, Patrick Warburton, Jim Rash, and Frederik Hamel. Moretz spoke out about... Tags: Movies, Trailer, Animation, Korea, Moretz, Chloë Moretz, To Watch, Locus Animation, Frederik Hamel Moretz

Toy Story 4 is coming to theaters this summer, whether you like it or not. The sequel feels like it has a bit of up an uphill battle to justify its existence after the ending of Toy Story 3 provided such a prefect conclusion. But since they have a new kid to play with in the form of the adorable Bonnie, I suppose they have a whole new world of adventures open to them.
As the trailers have shown, Toy Story 4 will introduce plenty of new characters to the toys that formerly belonged to Andy, incl... Tags: Movies, Canada, Animation, Sequels, Keanu Reeves, Evel Knievel, Playmobil, Joe, Andy, Carl, Bonnie, Jessie, Tony Hale, Sid, Ducky, Jordan Peele

"I don't want your touch… It's not that I don't want you… There's a hole that you fill…" Here at FS , we are fans and supporters of all styles and all kinds of animation - hand-drawn, computer animated, anime, big and small, plus everything inbetween. This music video for the Mitski song "A Pearl" is stunning, animated collectively by Art Camp, lead by designers & animators Saad Moosajee and Danaé Gosset. The process involved printing out all 1,480 frames and having them hand-drawn & hand-p... Tags: Movies, Animation, Short Film, Mitski, To Watch, Saad Moosajee

"Brace for impact!" Strap in and get ready. Netflix has unleashed a feast of 18 different "NSFW" sci-fi short films as part of an anthology series titled Love, Death & Robots (or also just Love Death + Robots ). Produced by Tim Miller (of Blur Studio) and David Fincher, this series is a bit like "Black Mirror" meets "Heavy Metal", with different writers/directors taking on each short film. And each one is just as different as the next, presenting alternate histories, robots, aliens, werewol... Tags: Heavy Metal, Movies, Wikipedia, Sci-fi, Netflix, Animation, Short Film, David Fincher, Tim Miller, To Watch

Joan C Gratz's animated short "Mona Lisa Descending A Staircase" is a lovely and trippy 2D claymation of iconic artworks transforming one into another. After spending a decade on the piece, Gratz won the 1992 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. Gratz called her animation technique "clay painting." From Educational Media Reviews Online:
“Clay-painting” is a unique process that blends film and painting, and an innovation that garnered Joan Gratz’s Mona Lisa Descending A Staircase a 19... Tags: Art, Video, News, Painting, Illustration, Animation, Short Films, Gratz, Claymation, Joan Gratz, Joan C Gratz

(Welcome to Now Stream This, a column dedicated to the best movies streaming on Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, and every other streaming service out there.)
Need something to stream today, this weekend, or even beyond? Good, you’ve come to the right place. This week, we have a nerve-wracking documentary; one of the best Scorsese/DiCaprio collaborations; a bunch of burly men firing guns; some wonderful Gerard Butler trash; a creepy kid; a one-room thriller; a tradionally animated epic; a kind-hearted fa... Tags: New York, Hollywood, Movies, Drama, Documentary, Horror, Boston, Ben Affleck, Disney, Tom Hanks, Netflix, Egypt, Animation, Adaptation, Leonardo Dicaprio, Scorsese